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  The Court of Appeal in Abuja has fixed October 13 for judgment in an appeal filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), challenging criminal charges against him. Nnamdi Kanu, is being re-arraigned before a Federal High Court on amended 15 counts bordering on treasonable felony by the Nigerian government. Nnamdi Kanu’s legal team led by Mike Ozekhome (SAN), is praying the court to erase all charges against Kanu and grant the release of Kanu on bail pending the determination of his appeal. Justice Binta Nyako had earlier struck out eight of the 15 counts against Kanu on the 8th of April 2022. Kanu’s team of lawyers, filed an appeal marked CA/ABJ/CR/625/2022, praying the court to quash the remaining seven counts for being devoid of merit. Ifeanyi Ejiofor Esq, IPOB’s lead counsel in a statement  titled: "Update on Onyendu’s Court of Appeal case.” Said judgement will be delivered on Kanu’s appeal (Thursday), October 13, 2022 at 2pm. The statement read;  “W

Nollywood star actress, Regina Daniel, celebrates her birthday. She is overwhelmed with joy as she receives a dollar cake from her mother.  While receiving the eight-tier dollar bill money cake, Regina Daniel was super excited, she could not hide her emotions as she gave her mother a warm hug. Mother and daughter duo, proceeded to take pictures to mark the occasion.  Happy birthday Regina. 

Na Wa is a Nigerian Statement Which Means Beyond Words!  Darren, a British man, wrote, that he lost his iPhone in the United Kingdom about a month ago.  Behold the missing iPhone was tracked and traced, Darren alleges that it was found in Nigeria.  He shared the image above to buttress his point.

Tukur Mamu, a negotiator of victims held hostage and the Publisher of Desert Herald, had on August 20, 2022 raised an alarm that the terrorists’ commander had fallen in love with the 21-year- Azurfa Lois John, a victim of the train attack.  In an interview with newsmen on Tuesday, Azurfa Lois John, who was among the 23 released Abuja-Kaduna train victims, said the terrorists’ commander proposed to marry her but she rejected the offer. She said, “Yes, it is true that one of the terrorist commanders picked and proposed to marry me but it was just an offer and I rejected it. "I was not the only one the terrorists offered to marry. They would just ask you, I want to marry you, I want to keep you and I want you to change your religion and convert to my religion. So, it is left for you to either agree or reject,” she said. According to her, from the scene of the attack, “I saw that the train just derailed, the terrorists entered the train, they started shooting sporadically and they ask

A day is set for the coronation of King Charles III, it is to be held on Saturday 6 May, at Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace has announced. "The Coronation will reflect the monarch's role today and look towards the future, while being rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry," the palace said in a statement. Queen Camilla, the Queen Consort, will be crowned in the historic event alongside her husband, the King.  British monarchs have been coronated for the last 900 years, at Westminster Abbey, thereby maintaining a royal tradition. King Charles became monarch when his mother the late Queen died, but the coronation will mark a symbolic celebration of his new reign. The King will be anointed as sovereign and a crown placed on his head. Queen Elizabeth's coronation was held in 1953. The historic ceremony will be conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury. 

In order for a review of recent developments emanating from the discussions held with the Federal Government.The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will convene an emergency National Executive Council, NEC meeting on Thursday to deliberate on their next line of action. The meeting is expected to take place at its headquarters in Abuja.  Members views, from the zonal to the national level are expected to be collated via votes.The union has directed its zonal branches to collate the views of members. Its various zones are expected to hold meetings tomorrow across the country. The president of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, while responding to enquiry, dismissed reports that ASUU has called off its strike action, he said that the strike was yet to be suspended. He, assured Nigerians that the union was working towards the suspension of the action, saying the action would be dependent on the views of members from the zonal meetings.

Video - Moment Asake Allegedly Exit Show Following The Theft Of His Security Guard's Gun. Current music rave, Asake ran out of his Baltimore show. It was gathered that the singer had arrived late for his show at Baltimore, Maryland and had performed only for 10 mins when his security guard’s gun went missing. In the viral video shared online, Asake could be seen hurriedly making his way out of the show. The event hall was packed full, with throngs of fans. He was closely followed by his security guards who ensured his safe evacuation from the show.

Narrated By Janet Odidi Obuotor  For echoblog-ger.blogspot.com  Once upon a time a fisher man went out to sea and fetched some crabs. He placed the crabs in a bucket by the seashore and left to go attend to his fishing net. The crabs filled with excitement that their captor was nowhere in sight, decided that it was time to get away and crawl back into the sea.  Each crab 🦀  moved as fast as it could and tried to crawl up the side of the bucket. Rather than assist the crab crawl out of the bucket, the other crabs pulled it back into the bucket.  Again and again the crabs kept crawling over each other and pulling each other back into the bucket. Soon the fisherman was back to his bucket full of crabs.  That evening the fisherman had a delicious meal of fisherman soup, made with the crabs.  Moral of the story; Number 1:  The wrong crowd will pull you away from attaining your your success story. Number 2: Not everybody that shares the same intents with you, tends to help you achieve. Numb

Get Sense! A Nigerian Statement, Which Means Acquire Wisdom OR Be Wise. • Kaizen is a Japanese philosophy that means “continuous improvement.” It doesn’t matter if changes are big or small, as long as you’re moving in the right direction. • Start saving for your retirement the moment you start earning for a living. It is the secret to a happy old age. You will need the funds sooner than you can imagine.  • "Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed"...Alexander Pope • Make that dream a memory. Set out to achieve, inspire, conquer! • Better to make a mistake than do nothing at all. • Be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger. • Stay where you are loved and celebrated, not where you are tolerated. • The meek do inherit the Earth. • "The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." -Franklin D. Roosevelt. • To forgive is of more benefit to you.  • The best way to enhance your health and beauty, smile more.

Nigerian music superstar, David Adedeji Adeleke, populary known by the stage name 'Davido.' The artiste has got some information on his intentions to get married.  Singer Davido reaffirms that he is getting married to Chioma Rowland. The singer disclosed this to UK-based Nigerian Pastor, Tobi Adegboyega after the Pastor hailed her as "our wife, our real wife!" See video below, guys you now have all the ASSURANCE. Wishing them the best of luck!

  Professor Isa Odidi and His Excellency the Waziri Adamawa, Atiku Abubakar. The Peoples Democratic Party Appoints Directors And Deputy Directors To Kick-Start Campaign.                                 Professor Isah Odidi, has been appointed as Director, Diaspora Group by the Campaign Organisation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This appointment was contain in a Press Release on Thursday, October 06, 2022 issued by the Campaign Organisation’s Director-General and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal. Professor Isah Odidi, a distinguished pharmacist, an erudite scientist,  a technocrat and tireless researcher will indeed propagate the good virtues of the great party, the PDP and its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the Diaspora.  Professor Odidi, has always asserted that Atiku  Abubakar is a unifier and the best candidate to move the Nigerian nation forward, ushering in peace and prosperity.  Find below, the full list of Directors and Deputy Directors approved by t

The United States is introducing Ebola checks after Uganda outbreak. An outbreak of the Ebola disease was announced by health officials on the 20th September 2022. Unfortunately, nine lives have been lost to the disease since its outbreak in Uganda. The US will redirect travellers who have been to Uganda in the previous 21 days to five airports to screen them for Ebola. The US Embassy in Uganda said that "out of an abundance of caution" travellers would be redirected to the JFK, Newark, Atlanta, O’Hare, or Dulles airports. Officials will conduct a temperature screening, ask health questions and report arrivals to local health departments, Reuters news agency reports.

ThisDay News: • Buhari Meets 23 Freed Kaduna Train Victims, Charges Service Chiefs to Replicate Success. *Appreciates military for bravery  *Lists unprecedented acquisition of military platforms, hardware in seven years. • PDP NEC Members Appeal to Wike, Others to Sheathe Swords. Ahead of the official commencement of the PDP Presidential Campaigns on Monday, October 10, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, National Executive Committee (NEC) members of the party, have appealed to aggrieved the persons in the party, especially the five governors led by Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, to sheathe their swords and give peace a chance. The Cable: • Jega now a politician… he’s biased on ASUU-FG rift, says Ngige Premium Times: • Buhari presents Nigeria’s 2023 budget to National Assembly Both the Senate and the House, within the week, passed the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP), in preparation for the presentation. • Appeal Court orders ASUU to call off strike.

A global alert has been issued over four cough syrups after the World Health Organization (WHO) warned they could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia. The syrups have been "potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children", it said. The products were manufactured by an Indian company, Maiden Pharmaceuticals, which had failed to provide guarantees about their safety, the WHO added. The firm has not yet commented. The BBC reports, the BBC has contacted Maiden Pharmaceuticals for comment. The WHO identified the medicines as Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup, Makoff Baby Cough Syrup and Magrip N Cold Syrup. The four products had been identified in The Gambia, but "may have been distributed, through informal markets, to other countries or regions", the WHO added, in the alert published on its website. It warned that their use may result in serious injury or death, especially among children. The WHO's in

A 26-year-old Nigerian serial robber, Charles Chukwuma Onwuemelie popularly known as the “Blue Cloth Bandit.” Has been arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The LAPD accused Onwuemelie, who was arrested on Wednesday, of 68 armed robberies that have gone down in the LA area since October 2021. Police retrieved a firearm and other evidence from the scene of Onwuemelie’s latest alleged robbery linking him to the crime. Surveillance footage released by the LAPD revealed Charles Chukwuma Onwuemelie, that the suspect appeared to acquire items at a store before he revealed his gun enclosed by a blue cloth. He was also seen in the video wearing blue gloves and a hat that hid his face. The suspect has been charged with 16 counts of a robbery that allegedly occurred within LA city limits, though officials expect the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department to file additional charges for various other robberies that seemingly occurred within the county.

The Heavy Flooding FG Warns Motorists To Avoid Lokoja-Abuja Road As Heavy Rainfall Predicted To Hit 24 States In 48 Hours By The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet).                                     The Lokoja-Abuja Highway  The Nigerian Federal Government has warned motorists travelling to the North from the Southern and Eastern parts of the country through Kogi State to avoid the Lokoja-Abuja dual carriageway. According to the Daily Post, the Federal Controller of Works in Kogi State, Engr Jimoh Kajogbola gave the warning in a statement in Lokoja, admonishing motorists to opt for alternative routes. He said, “Due to the flooding in the country, River Niger has overflowed the Lokoja-Abuja dual carriageway at Koton-Karfe and rendered it dangerous to road users. “Abuja-bound motorists from the South-West are advised to pass through the Ilorin-Mokwa-Bida road, while motorists from the East and South-South are advised to pass through Makurdi-Lafia road.” The alternative roads, accor

Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, was conferred with the honorary citizenship of Dallas, the United States by the Mayor of Dallas, Eric Johnson on Tuesday. Obi revealed the conferment through his verified Twitter handle. He tweeted, “Today in Dallas Texas, United States, I met with the Mayor of Dallas and his team. “I had the privilege of being conferred with the honorary citizenship of Dallas.” The mayor, had the following to say to Peter Obi in respect to the honour bestowed on him by the United States; “Without a piece of doubt, with this conferment, you shall uphold a place of high esteem in the minds and hearts of the people of this great city (Dallas). Congratulations!”

Festus Keyamo, spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress campaign council, has said that he is not aware of the current location of the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. While speaking on Channels Television on Wednesday night, October 5, Keyamo insist, that the controversy on his Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s whereabouts was triggered by mischief makers.  He pointed out that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, travels to Dubai and do not get the same media scrutiny. Keyamo said;  “Our candidate is not in the country currently and I don’t have any information on where he is. I know he will be back in a couple of days but I don’t know the particular day. “He is also not on a medical trip; I don’t have such information. It is not true that we have not started campaigns because the candidate is sick and is not around.” As per Tinubu’s viral workout video, Keyamo highlighted that; “As far as I am concerned it was done in real-time

Attahiru Jega, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has accused Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, of taking the industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) personal and turning it into a private dispute. Speaking on Tuesday during a programme on Arise TV, Jega said Ngige is creating more problems than solutions. He alleges that Ngige is having a personal quarrel with the minister of education and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).  Jega said; "Unfortunately, right now, the minister of labour is not helping matters. He has turned this into a personal quarrel between him and the minister of education on one hand and between himself and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on the other. “While many other people are trying to find a way of addressing this situation so that students can go back to school and ASUU can go back to work, he is busy creating challenges. “He now took the matte

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), had mentioned in a Facebook post how he met with clergymen belonging to Pentecostal Bishops Forum of Northern Nigeria on Friday in Abuja. However, the The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) says it has no affiliation with the group. TheCable reports that during an interview with the deputy national secretary of the PFN, Sunday, David Bakare. Bakare said:  “There is nothing in PFN that is regional based like southern or northern pentecostal bishops.” Bakare, also reiterated their stand on the same faith ticket, stating that the opposition to the APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket has not changed. See Bakare's response below; “The meeting between Tinubu and the Pentecostal Bishops Forum of Northern Nigeria has nothing to do with the PFN,” he said. "I am speaking to you officially and authoritatively that the ranks of the Christian community, and of course, the PFN which I represent is not b